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Europe News

EU lawmakers rush to push through legislation ahead of elections

The prospect of a radical rightward shift in the summer's Europe-wide polls has centrist and left-wing legislators pushing hard to get policy through.

02/01/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? MEPs condemn horrific Hamas attack on Israel

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love?, we hear how MEPs have been reacting to the horrific Israel-Hamas war and about a possible new government in Poland.

21/10/2023

World News

Roberta Metsola admits 2022 was 'difficult year for Europe'

"If history and this year especially have shown us anything, it is that the European Union comes out of crises stronger and more united", said European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola.

31/12/2022

Europe News

MEP barred from Israel wants EU to hit back with reciprocal measures

A European Parliament's delegation to Palestine was cancelled on Monday after Israel said Manu Pineda could not enter the country.

24/05/2022

World

European Parliament president promises solidarity with Ukraine

Roberta Metsola told Euronews that “dictators” would not divide the continent, calling for unity in face of attempts to destabilise the European Union.

17/02/2022

Europe News

Metsola on abortion: 'My position is the EU Parliament's position'

In an interview with Euronews, the newly elected President of the European Parliament vowed to respect the hemicycle's majority opinion on abortion.

18/01/2022

Europe News

Roberta Metsola vows to 'stand up' for EU after election win

Metsola will succeed David Sassoli, who died on 11 January and whose term of office ended this week.

18/01/2022

Europe Decoded

Who's running to be the European Parliament's next president?

The election will be held on Tuesday in Strasbourg.

17/01/2022

Italy

Watch: Italy, EU bid farewell to EP president David Sassoli

David Sassoli, European Parliament president, died earlier this week at the age of 65.

14/01/2022

Italy

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies aged 65

The Italian social democrat and former TV news presenter had been in hospital since December 26 with complications resulting from an immune system dysfunction.

11/01/2022

Italy

EU Parliament president Sassoli hospitalised in Italy

Sassoli, 65, suffered a severe case of pneumonia in September.

10/01/2022

World News

European Parliament in Strasbourg could become COVID-19 testing centre

EU chiefs have made the European Parliament in Strasbourg available to French authorities to use as a COVID-19 testing centre

07/04/2020

World

Watch in full: Euronews interviews EU parliament chief David Sassoli

David Sassoli, elected as President of the Eurpean Parliament in July, says rejection of three nominated commissioners and the current block on accession talks for potential new members are simply the normal, healthy functionings of democracy.

13/11/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: MEPs elect European Parliament President

Watch the full episode of Raw Politics

03/07/2019

World News

Who is the new European Parliament president David-Maria Sassoli?

Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected president of the European Parliament on Wednesday by 345 votes.

03/07/2019

Europe News

Newly-elected European Parliament arrives in Strasbourg

The high voter turnout in May's elections proves Europe is on people’s minds. However, parties will need to work harder to establish a consensus.

02/07/2019

World

Germany and France clash over EU top job

France and Germany have clashed over who should become the next President of the European Commission. German Chancellor Angela Merkel favours centre-right candidate Manfred Weber for the role, whereas French President Emmanuel Macron pointedly didn't mention Weber amongst the contenders he listed.

29/05/2019

Europe News

What is the European People's Party and what does it stand for?

With its leader Manfred Weber tipped to succeed EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker, we take a closer look at the European People's Party (EPP).

23/04/2019

Europe News

What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent

What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent

14/11/2018

World

Weber and Stubb release campaign videos in their bid to succeed Juncke

Manfred Weber and Alexander Stubb have released campaign videos as they step up their bids to be the next president of the European Commission.

06/11/2018